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I made a mistake and I apologise and I feel very sorry for the guy. Nalbandian knew the right balls to go for - drop shots, serve and volley.

Nalbandian was said by friends to have woken up devastated by the incident, extremely contrite and keen to seek a resolution. Being defaulted in such fashion was clearly a huge disappointment after what had been an excellent week until that point.

Players are often asked to compete in less than perfect conditions, he said, which can lead to injuries, but are unable to change anything because the rules are set out at the start of each year.

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The kick shattered the plywood and left the official with a nasty cut. Querrey was punished when Cilic broke in game eight and then served out the first set to love. Dimitrov was going for his shots but he couldn't make enough of them in these conditions.

But Querrey's decision to play a sliced drop shot from the backcourt backfired as Cilic struck again before completing the win.

David Nalbandian attacks ATP after kick gifts title to Marin Cilic

And if you don't want to sign, you cannot play ATP tournaments. After a double-fault let Cilic make the first move in set three, a poor forehand in game seven saw the advantage relinquished. Sometimes you cannot control that moments that many time happens. The force of Nalbandian's kick left McDougall with a nasty gash to his leg and he stood up to protest to the player.

Live on BBC One and the red button from The weather was even more troublesome during the first match on Centre Court, but Cilic dealt with it well to prevail. All four players did remarkably well.

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Nalbandian starts to apologise, but it is too late as the Supervisor is summoned to award a default. The year-old Argentinian has never been a stranger to controversy in his time on the circuit; in Australia at the start of this year he was accused of throwing water over a doctor during a post-match drugs test.

Nalbandian walks off court after his afternoon's work came to an abrupt end Floored: On Sunday Marin Cilic added his name to that famous group but, unfortunately for the tall and talented Croat, his achievement is likely to be forgotten amid an incident of which we have rarely seen the like.

You have to be fit to play at this level, I'm here fighting all the time. Kermode said he was sure Nalbandian would be welcomed back to Queen's Club in future years.

The allegation is of assault.

Share via Email This article is over 6 years old David Nalbandian finds out he has been disaqualified from an ATP official after injuring a line judge. Marin Cilic collects the winners trophy after Nalbandian was disqualified Dejected: The line judge is clearly in pain after taking a nasty kick to the shin from Nalbandian Not how I thought I'd win it: Nalbandian lashes out at the lines judge after his serve was broken at Queen's Club Injured: It is a mistake and I have to pay for that.

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The embarrassment of the incident was immediately compounded as Nalbandian watched the linesman recoil in pain, the blood gushing from his leg. In the first match, I felt Cilic held his nerve better at the right times.

A complaint has been made and the Metropolitan Police Service is now investigating. He turned up for Wimbledon qualifying at Roehampton on Monday, where he is part of the officiating team, but was told to slip away due to the interest his presence was creating.

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Breaks were twice exchanged before Nalbandian moved ahead again in game seven and he soon wrapped up the opening set. An ATP official later told CNN that in their records dating back to they could not find another instance of a player being disqualified in an ATP final for a similar offense than committed by Nalbandian.

So many things happen at that kind of moment.

I think Cilic might come through. Nalbandian is disqualified after his shocking kick which left a line judge with a bad cut He will therefore have been very unhappy to hear of the police statement, which said: It was a great performance. David Nalbandian disqualified in Queen's Club final Argentine star injured line judge after kicking over an advertising hoarding Andrew McDougall left with a gashed leg in incident Croatia's Marin Cilic awarded the match and title David Nalbandian was disqualified in the ATP Queen's Club final Sunday for angrily kicking down an advertising board and injuring a court side official.